I have now heard the result of the consultation over the review of Front Counter Services with Thames Valley Police. Readers of my blog will remember that I wrote concerning the Wantage Front Counter here.
The letter I have received from TVP says that unfortunately, the situation remains as originally forecast - that the front counter by the Wantage Library will only open for 4 hours each weekday from 10am until 2pm with no opening on Saturdays. Obviously this is disappointing news, but I have been assured that this will not effect police presence in the community. The letter states that Wantage has had a relatively modest demand on its current police station, the average being about 40 transactions per week.
The new change of location to the Grove Technology Park will mean that in the future this will provide an increased presence in the community, but in the interim period we shall have to survive with what we have. The new 101 Police Number also means that most people contact the police by telephone rather than reporting at front counters, and of course, this service is available 24 hours a day.
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